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<div class="byline">By MICHAEL M. GRYNBAUM&nbsp;<span class="timestamp">8 minutes ago</span></div>
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The Fed’s rescue of A.I.G. failed to placate investors, and a report showing a further decline in housing starts added to the gloom.
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<div class="byline">By MARTIN FACKLER  and HEATHER TIMMONS&nbsp;<span class="timestamp">12:32 PM ET</span></div>
<p class="summary">If A.I.G.’s reputation suffers heavily, the company will face an uphill battle in Asia and its other global markets.</p>



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<li><a id="hpwell_world2" href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/18/world/asia/18protest.html">Would-be Chinese Protesters Still Detained</a></li>
<li><a id="hpwell_world3" href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/18/world/asia/18pstan.html">Pakistanis Tell of New U.S. Missile Strike</a></li>
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<li><h4><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/pages/national/index.html">U.S. &raquo;</a></h4><ul>
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<li><a id="hpwell_national2" href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/17/us/17calif.html">Schwarzenegger to Veto Budget and Other Bills</a></li>
<li><a id="hpwell_national3" href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/17/washington/17cong.html">House Adopts Plan to Ease Offshore Drilling Ban</a></li>
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<li><h4><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/pages/politics/index.html">Politics &raquo;</a></h4><ul>
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<li><a id="hpwell_politics2" href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/17/us/politics/17obama.html">Obama Looks to Shift Focus of Campaign to Economy</a></li>
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<li><h4><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/pages/nyregion/index.html">N.Y. / Region &raquo;</a></h4><ul>
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<li><a id="hpwell_nyregion2" href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/17/nyregion/17mayor.html">Term Limits Get Notice in Crisis</a></li>
<li><a id="hpwell_nyregion3" href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/17/nyregion/17rangel.html">Rangel to Stay On as Ways and Means Chairman</a></li>
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<li><h4><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/pages/science/index.html">Science &raquo;</a></h4><ul>
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<li><a id="hpwell_science2" href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/18/us/18solar.html">Berkeley Approves City-Backed Loans for Solar Panels</a></li>
<li><a id="hpwell_science3" href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/17/washington/17fbi.html">Independent Review Set on F.B.I. Anthrax Inquiry</a></li>
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<li><a id="hpwell_education3" href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/14/jobs/14starts.html">Fresh Starts: Navigators for the College Bound</a></li>
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<li><a id="hpwell_business1" href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/18/business/18insure.html">Fed Agrees to Lend A.I.G. $85 Billion to Head Off Crisis</a></li>
<li><a id="hpwell_business2" href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/18/business/worldbusiness/18ruble.html">Russia Halts Trading on Concerns for Banks</a></li>
<li><a id="hpwell_business3" href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/18/business/worldbusiness/18lloyds.html">Lloyds TSB in Talks to Acquire British Lender</a></li>
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<li><a id="hpwell_technology2" href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/18/technology/18nortel.html">Nortel Cuts Revenue Forecast for 2008</a></li>
<li><a id="hpwell_technology3" href="http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/09/17/look-ma-no-hardware-ciscos-virtual-switch/index.html">Bits: Look, Ma, No Hardware: Cisco&#39;s Virtual Switch</a></li>
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<li><h4><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/pages/sports/index.html">Sports &raquo;</a></h4><ul>
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<li><a id="hpwell_obituaries1" href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/17/dining/17miller.html">Mark Miller, 89, Champion of New York Wines, Dies</a></li>
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<li><a id="hpwell_obituaries3" href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/17/theater/17booth.html">John Booth, 89, Author of Theater Books, Is Dead</a></li>
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<li><a id="hpwell_dining1" href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/17/dining/17nutrients.html">Superfood or Monster From the Deep?</a></li>
<li><a id="hpwell_dining2" href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/17/dining/17diet.html">Instead of Eating to Diet, They&rsquo;re Eating to Enjoy</a></li>
<li><a id="hpwell_dining3" href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/17/dining/17moose.html">A Political Punch Line Is Dinner in Alaska</a></li>
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<li><h4><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/pages/garden/index.html">Home & Garden &raquo;</a></h4><ul>
<li><a id="hpwell_garden1" href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/14/realestate/14habi.html">Habitats | Upper West Side: A New Start, With Nod to the Past on the Upper West Side</a></li>
<li><a id="hpwell_garden2" href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/14/nyregion/nyregionspecial2/14Rorganizer.html">Homework: To Create Order... First Get Organized</a></li>
<li><a id="hpwell_garden3" href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/11/garden/11tiny.html">The Next Little Thing?</a></li>
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<li><h4><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/pages/fashion/index.html">Fashion & Style &raquo;</a></h4><ul>
<li><a id="hpwell_fashion1" href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/18/health/nutrition/18fitness.html">Fitness: I Put in 5 Miles at the Office</a></li>
<li><a id="hpwell_fashion2" href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/18/fashion/18CRITIC.html">Critical Shopper | J. Crew: A Package Store for Preppies</a></li>
<li><a id="hpwell_fashion3" href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/16/arts/television/16zoe.html">Television Review | &#39;The Rachel Zoe Project&#39;: A Stylist Devoted to Making Idleness Look Chic</a></li>
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<li><h4><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/pages/automobiles/index.html">Automobiles &raquo;</a></h4><ul>
<li><a id="hpwell_automobiles1" href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/14/automobiles/14AUTO.html">G.M. at 100: Is Its Future Electric?</a></li>
<li><a id="hpwell_automobiles2" href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/14/automobiles/autoreviews/14BLOCK.html">Around the Block | Chevrolet Malibu LTZ: Add Gears, Subtract Cylinders</a></li>
<li><a id="hpwell_automobiles3" href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/14/automobiles/14SPOTTER.html">The Batteries Are Included</a></li>
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<li><h4><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/pages/opinion/index.html">Opinion &raquo;</a></h4><ul>
<li><a id="hpwell_opinion1" href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/17/opinion/17wed1.html">Editorial: Mr. McCain and the Economy</a></li>
<li><a id="hpwell_opinion2" href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/17/opinion/l17econ.html">Letters: Jitters From Wall Street to Main Street</a></li>
<li><a id="hpwell_opinion3" href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/17/opinion/17friedman.html">Op-Ed Columnist: Keep It in Vegas</a></li>
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<li><h4><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/pages/arts/index.html">Arts &raquo;</a></h4><ul>
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<li><a id="hpwell_arts2" href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/17/arts/music/17domingo.html">Harmonic Convergence: When Julian Met Pl&aacute;cido</a></li>
<li><a id="hpwell_arts3" href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/17/arts/17linc.html">The Lincoln Center Turns 50 and Prepares a Party</a></li>
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<li><a id="hpwell_movies1" href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/17/movies/17jfk.html">Movie Review | &#39;Virtual J F K.: Vietnam If Kennedy Had Lived&#39;: How One President Might Have Altered a War</a></li>
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<li><a id="hpwell_movies3" href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/16/movies/homevideo/16dvds.html">Critic&rsquo;s Choice: New DVDs: &lsquo;Le Plaisir,&rsquo; &lsquo;Chandu the Magician&rsquo; and &lsquo;Charlie Chan&rsquo;</a></li>
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<li><a id="hpwell_theater2" href="http://theater2.nytimes.com/2008/09/17/theater/reviews/17chan.html">Theater Review | &#39;Three Changes&#39;: In a Fragmented World, the Search for Family Cohesion Can Become Scary</a></li>
<li><a id="hpwell_theater3" href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/17/theater/17tale.html">Realizing a Musical Dickensian Dream</a></li>
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